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House fire burns in Cheney neighborhood
CHENEY, Wash. – A house fire in Cheney left one unit of a duplex badly damaged Friday evening. Firefighters with the Cheney Fire Department responded to a call that a house on the 800 block of 3rd Street was burning before 5 p.m. The fire was out by about 6 p.m.
No. 13 Warrior Men Edge Vandals, No. 14 Women Show Off Talented Newcomers to Open Cross Country Season
– The No. 13 LC State Men's Cross Country team put together a stellar race to open the 2024 season and edged NCAA Division I Idaho in the final team standings. The Warriors placed third with 103 points, besting the Vandals' 108 points at the Clash of the Inland Northwest in Cheney. The No. 14 Warrior women saw strong performances from their top returner, as well as a group of talented freshmen, to place fifth overall.
Idaho XC Wraps Up Clash of the Inland Northwest
Cheney, Wash- The Vandals kicked off the 2024 Cross Country season in style at the Clash of the Inland Northwest at Eastern Washington University. Both the women's and the men's squads placed top five, with the women matching their third-place finish from at this meet a year ago, and the men placed fifth.
Where does Gonzaga’s backcourt duo rank among the best in the nation?
According to 247Sports, Gonzaga’s backcourt duo of Ryan Nembhard and Nolan Hickman will enter the 2024 season as the number 4-ranked backcourt in the nation. Other prognosticators have the tandem ranked as low as 16th in the nation, and in many conversations regarding NCAA guard play, the performance and promise of Hickman and Nembhard has been suspiciously downplayed. After a season proving to the world of college basketball that there may be no guard set in the country as efficient and deadly as that of the Gonzaga Bulldogs, how do they stack up against some of the other duos generating preseason excitement among commentators and journalists?
Road rage incident leads to man being shot in downtown Spokane
SPOKANE, Wash. – A road rage incident in which a man purportedly intentionally rammed his car into a fellow driver’s vehicle ended with a gun shot Saturday morning. According to the Spokane Police Department (SPD), the suspect purposefully collided with another car on Interstate 90 this morning, at which point the vehicles remained near each other until they reached East Front Street Avenue near East MLK Jr Way. Police say it is unclear which vehicle followed the other as of Saturday morning.
Spokane Boxing Gym hosting lemonade stand to fundraise for youth
SPOKANE, Wash. – The Spokane Boxing Gym will hold a lemonade stand Saturday to fundraise for a girls travel team to compete at the All Women’s Tournament in Auburn. According to Rick Welliver, the founder of Spokane Boxing, the fundraiser will help young athletes travel across the state to compete alongside other boxers throughout Washington.
Pet microchipping event to be hosted this weekend
SPOKANE, Wash. – Short Term After Hours Rescue (STAHR) is hosting a microchipping clinic for cats and dogs Saturday at Dogtown Company. The suggested donation for an animal to be microchipped will be $15 and will be by appointment from 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.. If a pet owner...
Business booms at Hillyard restaurant after positive social media reviews
SPOKANE, Wash. – Turning the page on becoming a popular business is anything but scary for The Bad Seed, despite proudly serving customers in the historic haunted Hillyard library. For years, the owner subsidized the business with earning from another restaurant located in Seattle, according to Manager Aaron Baker....
Slugs Take Fifth Set Over Pacific Lutheran to Split on Opening Day
WALLA WALLA, Wa. – The UC Santa Cruz women's volleyball fell to Whitworth Pirates 3-0 (29-27, 27-25, 25-18) following three hard fought sets at Whitman College. The Banana Slugs were held to a .098 hitting percentage while the Pirates recorded a .183 clip. Ashley Magley led the team with eight kills and a .120% while Audrey Gilbert recorded 11 digs and six kills. Margo Melgoza dished out 15 assists for the Slugs.
Man attempts to hitch ride on semi truck merging onto freeway
SPOKANE, Wash. – A man attempted to hitch a ride on the back of a semi truck merging onto the freeway near downtown Spokane Friday. According to Washington State Patrol, the man jumped on the truck near the Thor/Freya onramp. Troopers pulled the semi over on the freeway. Just as the truck began to stop, the man jumped from the vehicle and climbed up the freeway barrier, running away from troopers.
Jimenez powers Whitworth to season-opening sweeps
WALLA WALLA, Wash. – Ella Jimenez had 30.5 points to lead Whitworth volleyball to a pair of 3-0 wins on Friday in the season-opening Whit Classic hosted by Whitman College. Jimenez had eight kills in a 29-27, 27-25, 25-18 win over UC Santa Cruz in the season opener for both teams. She had 14 kills in a 36-34, 25-22, 25-13 win over Redlands later in the day.
🌞Labor Day Weekend forecast: lots of sunshine and a Heat Advisory! - Kris
It's summer's last hurrah, and the forecast for Labor Day Weekend is looking especially summery. Temperatures are expected to reach the 90s on Saturday, Sunday and Monday. A Heat Advisory is in place for the Inland Northwest throughout the holiday weekend.
Pirate men win behind Friesen's two goals
GREAT FALLS, Mont. – Cole Friesen picked up right where he left off in 2023, scoring a pair of goals to lead visiting Whitworth to a season-opening 3-1 victory over University of Providence on Friday evening. Friesen, who scored a school-record 24 goals last year, tallied twice for the...
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